This award-winning publication is currently on display in The World’s Best Typography exhibition (TDC64) at Sheridan College’s Oakville campus in Ontario through December 14, and at Dom Słów-Izba Drukarstwa (House of Words-Print House) in Lublin, Poland through December 31.

Printed on newsprint for the gallery exhibition, typographic specimens for The New York Times Magazine.

To accompany an exhibition of typographic highlights from The New York Times Magazine, we designed a 40-page type specimen as a giveaway for visitors. It showcases the suite of custom typefaces designed by Henrik Kubel for use in the magazine as well as bespoke typography created by the magazine’s art department.

We wanted to emphasize the rigor, versatility and beauty of our brand fonts and the range of typographic experimentation that characterizes the design. It is printed on newsprint, of course.

Typographic specimens for The New York Times Magazine, printed on newsprint.

Comments by Communications Design Judge Gemma O’Brien

“My Judge’s Choice in the TDC64 competition is a type specimen by The New York Times Magazine. To me, this piece represents bespoke typography at its finest: bold, restrained and beautiful.

The design of the letterforms is contemporary yet classic, and the layout is flawless. The crisp black characters on the soft pink newsprint make this a tangible design object that is refreshing to behold in our digitally-saturated age. ”

About Gemma O’Brien

Over the past 10 years, Australian designer and artist Gemma O’Brien has taken her passion for typography and built a flourishing career around drawing letters. Her bold type, expressive calligraphy, and detailed illustration can be seen in advertising campaigns, editorial publications and large-scale murals in galleries and interiors around the world. A number of her projects have received the Award of Typographic Excellence from the New York Type Directors Club.

In 2015, she was recognized as an ADC Young Gun and, in 2016, named one of PRINT Magazine’s New Visual Artists: 15 under 30. She has collaborated with numerous global brands and publications, including Apple, Adobe, Westfield, Volcom Stone, Oreo, QANTAS, L’Oréal, Entertainment Weekly, Playboy, and The New York Times. Beyond her commercial work, Gemma O’Brien is a regular speaker at international conferences and also hosts hand-lettering workshops at design schools, agencies, and events.

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The Type Directors Club is the leading international organization whose purpose is to support excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Through our annual competition and exhibition and frequent salons and workshops, we hope to celebrate the current stars of the typographic field and educate its future leaders. Learn more about the club here or become a member to help us give back to the community and to become a part of our history.